to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
more than anything; above all else
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
amount of light; quantity of light
to shave off; to scrape off
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
tenth day of the month; ten days
midway; halfway through; in the course of
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
good-for-nothing; worthless
(right at the) side; just beside
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
meaning; connotation; denotation
to not be taken seriously
have a good day; take care; see you
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
bento; Japanese box lunch